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No. 15. Return of Cases in the Wardens' Courts, and Costs awarded, for the Year ending 31st March, 1896.

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Mining District. Number of Mining Disputes adjudicated on. Aggregate Ant' >unt of Value. Amount of Costs Awarded. ,2 - cj ®3f 8 w Claimed. Recovered. VUCKLAND —■ North Hauraki South Hauraki Te Aroha Puhipuhi Ohinemuri 233 59 7 7 337 £ s. a. 16 3 4 153 19 3 £ s. d. 153 19 3 £ s. d. 23 12 0 29 16 0 4 5 0 26 8 6 \1 ARLBOROUGH 12 35 0 0 10 0 0 32 13 0 Kelson — Collingwood Inangahua Lyell .. Westport Charleston Ahaura Murchison 9 9 2 29 5 26 2 li'lO 0 50' 0 0 -3 0 0 17 0 7 3 0 44 4 6 7 19 0 12 10 9 0 13 0 36' 0 0 4 "lO 0 8 Westland — Kumara Greymouth Hokitika and Kanieri Stafford Ross Okarito Goldsborough 20 17 11 6 6 36 18 0 75 0 0 130 0 0 20 0 0 21 2 0 2 12 0 22 10 0 11 12 0 30 4 9 53 8 11 6 18 0 1 16 0 4 9 50 0 )tago— Tapanui Hindon Tuapeka Cromwell Roxburgh Black's .. .'. Clyde and Alexandra Waikaia Orepuki and Longwooa .. Arrow (Wakatipu Goiafieia) Queenstown Mount Ha Maerewhenua Wynaham 17 46 34 15 92 7 26 4 9 40 8 13 0 0 300 0 0 247 12 0 20 0 0 60 0 0 135' 0 0 36' 0 0 15 2 0 16 10 0 22 1 0 18 0 35 13 0 6 10 0 103 18 0 3 3 0 7 19 0 65 3 6 33 15 0 7 17 0 259 7 1 1,259 3 3 50 0 0 4 13 9 353 16 4 20 0 0 i Totals 1,104 2,766 12 11 775 0 4 610 13 11 18